RUN-DMC became the first rap artist to have a gold album with their self-titled debut album in 1984 in the span of a decade, Hip-Hop went from being a pretty local phenomenon to becoming nationally known, with international tours and its biggest star being featured on the cover of the most influential magazines of the music industry such as Rolling Stone or Spin. The late 80s and early 90s were an evolving period for Hip-Hop fashion and the whole genre Kurtis Blow's 'The Breaks' became the first rap single to go gold in 1980, selling 500,000 copies and, in a way, starting the commercial success of this newborn genre.
